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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152143 | Structure of cooling tower An improved structure of cooling tower includes a fan housing with a fan disposed therein, induction openings distributed on the fan housing and located below the fan, and a diffuser stack disposed at one end surface of the fan housing. In operation, cold air is dra... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7887030 | Wet/dry cooling tower and method An atmospheric cooling tower apparatus includes a housing structure having an air inlet and an air outlet, a first evaporative heat transfer media disposed in the housing, and a closed coil heat transfer media disposed in the housing. A water distribution assembly i... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7604222 | Divided wall exchange column A divided wall exchange column includes a dividing wall strengthened by stiffening members and/or a double wall design to better withstand pressure differentials and minimize temperature differentials. When a double wall is used, cost of manufacture and installation... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7384026 | Heating tower apparatus and method with wind direction adaptation A heating tower apparatus for heating a liquid. The heating tower includes a frame assembly, liquid distribution assembly and a fill medium. The heating tower additionally includes a hood that extends from the frame assembly. A shroud is disposed within the hood and... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7365446 | Wind power plant having power module mounted on tower foundation and method for use in constructing same The invention relates to a method for constructing a wind energy plant and to a wind energy plant as such. An aim of one aspect of the invention is to provide a method for constructing wind energy plants at lower expenses and more rapidly. According to one aspect, a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364707 | Packing element comprising at least one recessed portion of specific volume and method of using thereof A packing element for use in a fluidised bed includes a continuous surface with at least one recessed portion. The recessed portion has a volume in the range of 0.2 to 30% of the volume of the packing element itself. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7340898 | Solar-thermal powered generator A solar-thermal powered generator has an absorber assembly which includes a gas permeable body of light absorbing material operative to absorb incident light and convert the absorbed light into heat. The gas permeable body of light absorbing material is supported in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7287745 | Liquid-continuous column distillation Bubble columns fractionate with vapor-liquid mass transfer efficiencies approaching that of distillation towers when vapor velocities in excess of 50% of jet flood are used. If the vapor velocities are pushed above about 70% of jet flood then the distillation perfor... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275734 | Tower/frame structure and components for same A tower/frame structure of interconnected columns and beams (which may be used in a cooling tower) and novel columns, beams, connection mechanisms and other components are provided. In one embodiment, a column and a beam are constructed of pultruded composite fiber-... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7210671 | Fan-assisted wet cooling tower and method of reducing liquid loss The invention provides an improved natural draft cooling tower (10) having improved cooling capability and reduced liquid losses of evaporation and blow-out. To this end, the distribution of hot liquid to the packing assembly within the tower is increased aro... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7154190 | All-weather energy and water production via steam-enhanced vortex tower The space-saving, long operating, and cheap vortex plants of large power intensively combine solar, either waste and secondary, or geothermal heating of slightly pressured water with use of wind, giving competitive electricity and water production without firing of ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146726 | Cooling tower method and apparatus A cross-flow cooling tower having a frame assembly that is unitarily molded from a plastic material. The frame assembly has opposing top and bottom walls along with opposing side walls and opposing ends. The side walls extend parallel to one another between the top ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137619 | Heating tower apparatus and method with wind direction adaptation A heating tower apparatus for heating a liquid having more than one inlet and more than one outlet. Each of the more than one inlet and more than one outlet is selectively openable and closable. The heating tower apparatus also includes a liquid distribution assembl... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137623 | Heating tower apparatus and method with isolation of outlet and inlet air A method for heating a fluid using a heating tower. The method includes the steps of drawing an air stream into the heating tower through an inlet and passing the air stream over a fill medium. The method for heating a fluid also includes passing a fluid over the fi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111831 | Sound attenuation apparatus and method A cooling tower sound attenuation apparatus having at least one sheet. The sheet has an upper and lower end and a first substantially straight region and a second region that is connected to the first substantially straight region. The apparatus additionally has a l... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097347 | Static mixer and process for mixing at least two fluids A novel mixing apparatus and process for mixing at least two fluids are disclosed. Excellent mixing and superior pressure drop characteristics are achieved in a device comprising at least two supply channels to feed a mixing chamber and create a vortex. The alignmen... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7079388 | Baffles for high capacity air-cooling systems for electronics apparatus An improved air-cooling system for high performance, high density electronic equipment comprises, in one embodiment, a single fan having a radial impeller, a baffle having an inlet portion to efficiently direct air into the fan intake, and a two-tiered outlet plenum... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6997445 | Method and device for introducing a liquid-vapor mixture into a radial feed cylindrical fractionating column A method and device for introducing a liquid-vapor mixture into a radial feed cylindrical fractionating column (1). The method includes separating the liquid-vapor mixture into two opposite and horizontal flows (6, 7), and directing the flows toward th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6948705 | Gas/liquid contacting apparatus The lower, liquid collecting section of a gas/liquid contacting column has an entrained substance depleting duct extending therearound wherein gas, for example, steam is fed by the duct into the lower section, steam depleted by gravity of liquid droplets, is deflect... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942200 | Fan cylinder for cooling tower Disclosed herein is a fan cylinder for a cooling tower, which is configured to prevent the air discharged from the cooling tower from flowing back thereinto. The fan cylinder is fixed to the upper side of the cooling tower, and is configured to mount a cooling fan t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943461 | All-weather energy and water production via steam-enhanced vortex tower A wind vortex tower is enhanced by kinetic energy and heat of quasi-tangential and upward jets of saturated steam energizing, accelerating tornado-type flow and supporting stable electricity generation during the insufficient winds and calm. For action instead of ab... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938885 | Hybrid type cooling tower Disclosed is a hybrid type cooling tower. The cooling tower includes a water distributing device for distributing cooling water of a high temperature, a counterflow type filler through which the cooling water distributed from the water distributing device flows down... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6918294 | Vane for measuring wind orientation with integrated heater Weather vanes (1) are delicate instruments partially exposed to external conditions. They are used in particular in the aeronautical industry. The measurements provided by these weather vanes are crucial to the flying of an aircraft. A type of weather vane is... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6889962 | Fluid stream feed device for mass transfer column A mass transfer column includes a feed device that is used to de-entrain liquid and more uniformly distribute vapor across a horizontal cross section of the column after a vapor or mixed phase stream has been directed into the column through a radially oriented feed... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6830720 | Cooling tower top forming method A method for forming a top for a cooling tower having a bottom wall at least one opening therein for accommodating an air current generator. The cooling tower top additionally includes a plurality of hot liquid distributors for distributing hot liquid. The cooling t... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6779784 | Cooling tower method and apparatus A cross-flow cooling tower having a frame assembly that is unitarily molded from a plastic material. The frame assembly has opposing top and bottom walls along with opposing side walls and opposing ends. The side walls extend parallel to one another between the top ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6736374 | Cooling tower top method and apparatus A top for a cooling tower having a bottom wall at least one opening therein for accommodating an air current generator. The cooling tower top additionally includes a plurality of hot liquid distributors for distributing hot liquid. The cooling tower top also include... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6499728 | Cooling tower A cooling tower is provided including a cooling chamber with a bottom-to-top cooling air flow and a water injection system having spray nozzles horizontally distributed within the cooling chamber. A first air intake and a second air intake lead into the c... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497401 | Molded cooling tower A cooling tower is provided for industrial process cooling as well as air conditioning systems. The cooling tower includes a base that has a bottom for supporting the base on a substrate and a plurality of support posts extending away from the bottom. The... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6488899 | Low pressure drop inlet design to promote good gas flow patterns in high velocity absorbers A high velocity absorber has a lower larger diameter tank section for receiving a slurry at a liquid level in the. tank section, an upper smaller diameter absorber section where liquid scrubbing agent is mingled with flue gas from which impurities are to ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6341765 | Method for the infeed of a fluid into an apparatus With the method a fluid (4) is fed into an apparatus (1), in particular into a column, in which an infeed tube (2) for the fluid opens into a deflection unit (3). This deflection unit is arranged at a vertical distance from installations (10), in particul... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6250610 | Molded cooling tower A cooling tower is provided for industrial process cooling as well as air conditioning systems. The cooling tower includes a tower shell that is unitarily molded from a plastic material. The tower shell includes opposed parallel top and bottom walls, a bo... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6070860 | Crossflow water cooling tower having structure allowing air flow through water distribution system A high thermal capacity crossflow water cooling tower (30) is provided having upright fill structure (32) with a plurality of water distributors (34) oriented to deliver initially hot water to upper portions of the fill structure (32) for gravitation ther... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6036756 | Retrofit of a center inlet type scrubber with absorption/gas distribution tray to improve gas-liquid contact in the absorption zone An improvement in a center inlet type scrubber that retrofit the scrubber with a perforated tray made up of rectangular or partially rectangular sections supported on beam supports in the annulus of the scrubber. The supports can be modified to form turni... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6012708 | Cooling tower A cooling tower includes a cover and a heat exchanger positioned within a water circulation channel in order to exchange heat between water and air through contact with air. A closed housing is positioned within the cover, and the heat exchanger is positi... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5942162 | Two-phase downflow liquid distribution device A liquid-vapor distribution device for use in two-phase concurrent downflow vessels including a level, horizontal tray fabricated and installed so as to be essentially leak free at the junctions of the tray and the vessel wall, the horizontal tray being p... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5851441 | System for controlling hydraulic drive for cooling fan in cooling tower Supply water temperature in a cooling tower is detected by a temperature detector, and based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector, a flow control valve in a hydraulic pressure supply line is controlled. As a result, operation of a hydra... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5770117 | Upper and lower crossflow film fill stack for a cooling tower A cooling tower (30) with a film fill assembly (37) including a lower film fill stack (40) and an intermediate sloped or stepped film fill section (43). The lower stack (40) is disposed in a lower inboard corner (41) of the tower (30) proximal to an air o... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5632933 | Method and apparatus using guide vanes for vapor distribution in mass transfer and heat exchange columns A mass transfer or heat exchange column is provided with a vapor distributor having, in one embodiment, a deflecting surface which directs a vapor stream about the inner periphery of the column. Following discharge from the distributor, the vapor stream c... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5605654 | Method and apparatus to improve vapor distribution in mass transfer and heat exchange columns A mass transfer or heat exchange column is provided with a vapor distributor which circulates a vapor stream about the inner periphery of the column. The vapor stream is discharged from the distributor through an at least partially open bottom and, option... | 02/25/1997 |
